diff --git a/drivers/dma/hsu/hsu.c b/drivers/dma/hsu/hsu.c
index 823ad728aecf..eef145edb936 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/hsu/hsu.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/hsu/hsu.c
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ static struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *hsu_dma_prep_slave_sg(
 	for_each_sg(sgl, sg, sg_len, i) {
 		desc->sg[i].addr = sg_dma_address(sg);
 		desc->sg[i].len = sg_dma_len(sg);
+
+		desc->length += sg_dma_len(sg);
 	}
 
 	desc->nents = sg_len;
@@ -249,21 +251,10 @@ static void hsu_dma_issue_pending(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hsuc->vchan.lock, flags);
 }
 
-static size_t hsu_dma_desc_size(struct hsu_dma_desc *desc)
-{
-	size_t bytes = 0;
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = desc->active; i < desc->nents; i++)
-		bytes += desc->sg[i].len;
-
-	return bytes;
-}
-
 static size_t hsu_dma_active_desc_size(struct hsu_dma_chan *hsuc)
 {
 	struct hsu_dma_desc *desc = hsuc->desc;
-	size_t bytes = hsu_dma_desc_size(desc);
+	size_t bytes = desc->length;
 	int i;
 
 	i = desc->active % HSU_DMA_CHAN_NR_DESC;
@@ -294,7 +285,7 @@ static enum dma_status hsu_dma_tx_status(struct dma_chan *chan,
 		dma_set_residue(state, bytes);
 		status = hsuc->desc->status;
 	} else if (vdesc) {
-		bytes = hsu_dma_desc_size(to_hsu_dma_desc(vdesc));
+		bytes = to_hsu_dma_desc(vdesc)->length;
 		dma_set_residue(state, bytes);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hsuc->vchan.lock, flags);
diff --git a/drivers/dma/hsu/hsu.h b/drivers/dma/hsu/hsu.h
index f06579c6d548..578a8ee8cd05 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/hsu/hsu.h
+++ b/drivers/dma/hsu/hsu.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct hsu_dma_desc {
 	enum dma_transfer_direction direction;
 	struct hsu_dma_sg *sg;
 	unsigned int nents;
+	size_t length;
 	unsigned int active;
 	enum dma_status status;
 };